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March 18, 2010

March Madness for the smartphone set

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Written by: Jolie Gendel
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Ah March, that time of year where it seems like almost everyone has gone basketball crazy. Over at Laptop Magazine they’re doing a smartphone-themed bracket. It’s still in the early rounds, but with 6 Androids up for competition, there is a good chance one will be winner. The only question is, which one? Head over to Laptop Magazine to cast your vote; today it’s Motorola Droid vs. BlackBerry Curve 8530 with the Droid ahead 718 to the Curve’s 207 as of this posting.

[Source Laptop Magazine]







About the Author

Jolie Gendel
Though my day job takes me away from the tech world, much of my free time is spend being a gadget geek. I’m an Android Fan girl, and I’ve made it my goal to convert as many as possible to the green guy. Yeah, you can say I’m Android obsessed. I’m the proud owner of a Nexus One, and I’m excited to see where the future of Android goes. In the meantime, you’ll find me here writing about Android and enjoying my view of the great white north.





 
 

 
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2 Comments


  1. I would expect the Android to win with the general public. I had a co-worker just the other day who I saw using a smartphone. I asked her what brand of smartphone she was using and she replied, oh, I’m not using a smartphone, it’s just a BlackBerry but I want one! BlackBerry has a real problem with branding as a large percentage of the public don’t even know that a BlackBerry is a smartphone.


  2. I would expect the Android to win with the general public. I had a co-worker just the other day who I saw using a smartphone. I asked her what brand of smartphone she was using and she replied, oh, I’m not using a smartphone, it’s just a BlackBerry but I want one! BlackBerry has a real problem with branding as a large percentage of the public don’t even know that a BlackBerry is a smartphone.



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